CIA Director Gives Medal to Top Saudi Royal
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The heir to Saudi Arabia's throne has been awarded a medal by the new director of the US Central Intelligence Agency, who honored his ‘counter-terrorism' work.
Mike Pompeo, making his first overseas tour since being confirmed as spy agency chief in late January, made the presentation to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef at a weekend ceremony, the official Saudi Press Agency [SPA] said.
Pompeo awarded bin Nayef the George Tenet Medal in recognition of his "excellent intelligence performance, in the domain of counter-terrorism and his unbound contribution to realize world security and peace."
George Tenet was the CIA's longest-serving director, from 1996 to 2004.
Pompeo and bin Nayef also held talks on security issues, SPA added.
The prince told SPA that "no attempt will succeed in driving a wedge between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the US".
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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